Clare Wheeler

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Clare Wheeler
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Wheeler with Newcastle Jets in 2018
Personal information
Full name Clare May Wheeler [1]
Date of birth (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Coffs Harbour, Australia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder [3]
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 7
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2020 Newcastle Jets 67 (0)
2020–2021 Sydney FC 12 (4)
2021–2023 Fortuna Hjørring 21 (2)
2022–2023 → Everton (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Everton 35 (0)
International career‡
2015 Australia U20 10 (1)
2021– Australia 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024

Clare May Wheeler (born 14 January 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton and the Australia women's national team. She has represented Australia on the under-20 team. [4]

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Early life

Wheeler began playing soccer at age ten for a local club, the Adamstown Rosebud. [5] At the age of 13, she was selected for the state youth league, Northern NSW. [5] She was later selected for the Emerging Jets Program. [5]

Club

Newcastle Jets

In 2013 at the age of 15, Wheeler was selected to play for the Newcastle Jets for the 2013–14 Newcastle Jets W-League season. [5] [6] She made six appearances for the club playing primarily as a defender. [7] The Jets finished in last place during the regular season with a 0–11–1 record. [8] During the 2014 season, Wheeler made five appearances. [7] The Jets finished in fifth place with a 5–5–2 record. [9] [10]

During the 2015-16 season, Wheeler made 11 appearances for the Jets. [7] The club finished in sixth place with a 3–5–4 record. [11] Returning to the Jets for the 2016-17 season, Wheeler made appearances in 11 of the 12 regular season matches. [7] The Jets finished the season in fifth place with a 4–5–3 record. [12]

Sydney FC

Wheeler left Newcastle Jets to join Sydney FC ahead of the 2020–21 W-League season. [13]

Fortuna Hjørring

In June 2021, Wheeler left Australia to join Danish champions Fortuna Hjørring. [14]

Everton

In August 2022, Wheeler was loaned to English club Everton. [15] In January 2023, at the end of her loan, she was signed by the club on a permanent basis. [16]

International career

In 2015, Wheeler was selected for the Young Matildas (under-20 national team) to compete at the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship tournament in China. [17] [18]

In 2021, Wheeler made her debut for the senior team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland. [19] Wheeler scored her first international goal for the Matildas against the Philippines in an Olympic qualifying match on 29 October 2023.[ citation needed ]

On 4 June 2024, Wheeler was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection. [20]

Personal life

Wheeler graduated high school with an ATAR of 90, and graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce, and worked in financial assistance at Macquarie Group after completing her university studies. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 October 2023 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle Jets 2013–14 A-League 60——60
2014–15 A-League50——50
2015–16 A-League110——110
2016–17 A-League110——110
2017–18 A-League110——110
2018–19 A-League120——120
2019–20 A-League110——110
Total670——670
Sydney FC 2020–21 A-League124——124
Fortuna Hjørring 2021–22 Kvindeligaen 21250—262
Everton 2022–23 Women's Super League 1701030210
2023–24 Women's Super League40001050
Total2101040260
Career total121660401316

International

As of match played 29 October 2023 [22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia 202150
202270
202341
Total161
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wheeler goal.
List of international goals scored by Clare Wheeler
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 October 2023 Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 8–08–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
23 June 2024 Stadium Australia, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–02–0 Friendly

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